Bentwood Furniture
Mid-20th Century Czech Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Chrome
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century European Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood, Plywood
1980s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Laminate, Birch, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Austrian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Straw, Beech
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Brass
20th Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Maple, Bentwood, Plywood
1980s American Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Wood, Bentwood
1970s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Wood, Bentwood
1970s Swedish Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Beech, Bentwood
1950s French Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Austrian Arts and Crafts Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Industrial Bentwood Furniture
Metal, Steel
Early 2000s Canadian Post-Modern Bentwood Furniture
Naugahyde, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
Late 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Colombian Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1920s Spanish Spanish Colonial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
19th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Australian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Metal
2010s German Bauhaus Bentwood Furniture
Steel
1930s Art Deco Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Wood, Bentwood, Plywood
2010s Guatemalan Modern Bentwood Furniture
Oak, Bentwood
2010s German Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Austrian Vienna Secession Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
2010s American Minimalist Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1950s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Birch
Mid-20th Century Czech Other Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Beech
2010s Asian Art Nouveau Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood, Paint
Early 1900s Austrian Vienna Secession Antique Bentwood Furniture
Upholstery, Bentwood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wrought Iron
1950s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Cane, Bentwood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Steel
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Walnut, Bentwood
2010s Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1950s American Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
2010s Organic Modern Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Bentwood
1940s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Wood, Beech, Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Art Deco Antique Bentwood Furniture
Rattan, Bentwood
1930s Czech Bauhaus Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Beech, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Unknown Art Deco Bentwood Furniture
Glass, Bentwood
Late 19th Century European Aesthetic Movement Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Czech Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Late 20th Century Unknown Mid-Century Modern Bentwood Furniture
Fabric, Bentwood
2010s Unknown Modern Bentwood Furniture
Ash, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Art Nouveau Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 20th Century Bentwood Furniture
Wicker, Bentwood
Mid-20th Century American Adirondack Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Early 1900s Austrian Jugendstil Antique Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1960s Norwegian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1910s Austrian Vienna Secession Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1930s Finnish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
20th Century Italian Other Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
Mid-20th Century Danish Scandinavian Modern Bentwood Furniture
Bentwood
1970s Swedish Scandinavian Modern Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Leather, Bentwood
1970s Dutch Industrial Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Metal
Antique, New and Vintage Bentwood Furniture
Antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture has become very popular in interiors over the years. Today bentwood chairs, tables, sofas and pendants are receiving striking modern interpretations from makers like Thonet, which are being carried on by the next generation.
Bentwood furniture dates as far back as the Middle Ages, but it is the 19th-century German-Austrian cabinetmaker Michael Thonet who is most often associated with this now-classic technique. Thonet in 1856 patented a method for bending solid wood through the use of steam, and from there the bentwood look skyrocketed to furniture fame. Bentwood was embraced by design greats ranging from Josef Hoffmann to Gio Ponti, and Adolf Loos to Alvar Aalto for its versatility, timelessness and simple elegance.
In the Czech Republic — home to a range of talented but unsung mid-century modern and Art Deco designers — the company TON held a bentwood furniture exhibition in Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Villa Tugendhat in recent years. TON manufactures their bentwood furniture in the same workshops where Michael Thonet set up his operations in the 1800s.
Sophisticated bentwood furniture designs include Alvar Aalto’s cantilever lounge chairs, Italian designer Luigi Crassevig’s 1970s rocking chairs — which feature cane seats — curvaceous hanging lamps and other lighting by Spanish architect José Antonio Coderch and lots more.
Find a collection of antique, new and vintage bentwood furniture on 1stDibs.